Birthday Weekend!!

I had an awesome birthday weekend. First married birthday, so it definitely felt like one of those, woah-i’m-an-adult kind of birthdays. It’s been a great weekend with my husband Matt and one of my best friends Amanda. Friday night, my parents & grandparents, as well as matt’s parents came over to our house for dinner. [...]

Hiatus

took an unannounced (and mostly unintentional) blogging break for the last month. Felt good to have time that I didn’t feel pressured to keep up with one more thing. These are some things that have happened since I last blogged: 1st Christmas with my amazing husband. total fan of having Christmas with a guy who [...]

Things you do not want to miss…

It’s a crazy and busy season, but here are some things you really do not want to miss out on in the near future. Some are Christmas things, some are just great for you to be involved with! 1. A Rockin’ Christmas Eve Eve! December 23rd. 3 shows at 2 PM, 5 PM, and 7 [...]

Lead Your Kids to Jesus!

Lead Your Kids to Jesus Ever wondered how to communicate faith to your kids without the big words or how to relate Jesus to your kids on their level? We are offering a class for parents at Oak Leaf Church, teaching parents how to lead their kids in a decision to follow Christ. Kids have [...]

Teaching Kids about Giving

When I was a kid, I got an allowance. Not because we were rich, not because my parents neglected paying for things for my brother and I, but because my parents wanted to teach my brother and I about how to use our money wisely. Even when I was in 1st grade, I could remember [...]

what have you seen in your life?

meet Robert. this is my grandpa. grandaddy. poppie… depends on the day. last week, he had his 87th birthday! it amazes when i think about his 87 years. what he has seen in his lifetime. born in 1922 and seen the year 2009. that is crazy. he and my grandmother raised 4 girls and a [...]

things i am looking forward to…

a little top 5 for your friday. 1. Thanksgiving! I’ve been looking at some pumpkin muffin/cupcake recipes and I am pumped about November! We will be in Savannah for Thanksgiving this year and it is going to be fantastic. 2. Naturally, Christmas!!!!! this will be our first Christmas being married. can’t wait to establish some [...]

and they say in-laws are bad…

my in-laws are probably the best a girl could have. i’ve heard such horror stories of families picking on their son’s young bride. that’s totally not the case with my husband’s family. here’s a little glimpse of why i love my mother-in-law so much… my mom is on the right. and my mother in-law is [...]

ah!!!!!!!!

well, what’s new with me? oh, i don’t know, i just got married the other day! that is just one pic of the fabulous talent of my cousin, Jennifer. I’m so thankful she could shoot my wedding. It was a blast. (here’s a link to some more pictures) The wedding weekend rundown: Thursday-bachelorette party with [...]

coulda shoulda woulda

i could write a long post right now with my crazy life, but really all it would be is a to do list of all the things i need to get done for both oak leaf and wedding. there’s not really that much that needs to be done, but it’s lots of little things that [...]